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    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

    By Andi of Longmeadow Farm

    3 Reviews

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    Roasted Butternut Casserole

    Roasted Butternut Casserole

    Leek, Apple and Feta Side Dish

    Leek, Apple and Feta Side Dish

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    Cucumber-Zucchini Salad
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    Another recipe I found on-line while searching for South Africa recipes to post for ZWT.

    Cucumber-Zucchini Salad

    Recipe #307216

    Cucumber-Zucchini Salad

    By diner524 on June 4, 2008

    Recipe #307216

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    "Another recipe I found on-line while searching for South Africa recipes to post for ZWT."

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    Ingredients: cucumbers, hot water, salt...

    13 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 10 mins

    Spicy Lentils (South Africa)
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    A nice warming spicy side.

    Spicy Lentils (South Africa)

    Recipe #173826

    Spicy Lentils (South Africa)

    By Rita~ on June 20, 2006

    Recipe #173826

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    "A nice warming spicy side."

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    Ingredients: cumin seeds, orange lentils...

    13 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 45 mins

    African Spinach and Peanut Butter Stew
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    Found online at www.fooddownunder.com, while looking for economical 'African' recipes.
    Tasty and nutritious, a vegetarian main dish or...

    African Spinach and Peanut Butter Stew

    Recipe #348276

    African Spinach and Peanut Butter Stew

    By Karen Elizabeth on January 8, 2009

    Recipe #348276

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    "Found online at www.fooddownunder.com, while looking for economical 'African' recipes. Tasty and nutritious, a vegetarian main dish or a good side dish. You could easily add garlic, cooking it with the onions, add some mushrooms, adding with the tomatoes, and I think some chilli, fresh, powdered or flaked, would also add a bit of spice to this..."

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    Ingredients: pepper, oil, onions...

    12 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

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    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow
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    South African green beans are one traditional food that bring good things to life. Nourishing, colorful, and just darn tasty too. I serve mine cold with...

    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

    Recipe #457365

    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

    By Andi of Longmeadow Farm on May 25, 2011

    Recipe #457365

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    "South African green beans are one traditional food that bring good things to life. Nourishing, colorful, and just darn tasty too. I serve mine cold with a dash of hot pepper flakes that just give it that zing! And if anyone knows me, even if you don't know me well, you know that I would always go for the hot pepper flake option. Lawdy, I am one hot..."

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    Ingredients: pepper, sweet white onions...

    3 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

    Recipe #457217

    Boom Chakalaka(Vegetarian)
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    Boom chakalaka! Born in the townships of South Africa, chakalaka is a simple, spicy dish of onions, tomatoes and often beans. It has been a staple for...

    Boom Chakalaka(Vegetarian)

    By Sharon123 on May 24, 2011

    Recipe #457217

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    "Boom chakalaka! Born in the townships of South Africa, chakalaka is a simple, spicy dish of onions, tomatoes and often beans. It has been a staple for generations of black South Africans, and is a required condiment at South African braais, or barbecues. Chakalaka can be served hot or cold, over mealie pap, with slices of bread, or as a condiment..."

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    Ingredients: cilantro, pepper, curry powder...

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    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 30 mins

    Geelrys (South African Yellow Rice With Raisins)
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    Geelrys is one of many South African dishes with roots in the Dutch East Indies. This sunny yellow side dish is the traditional accompaniment to Recipe...

    Geelrys (South African Yellow Rice With Raisins)

    Recipe #456514

    Geelrys (South African Yellow Rice With Raisins)

    By Nif on May 18, 2011

    Recipe #456514

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    "Geelrys is one of many South African dishes with roots in the Dutch East Indies. This sunny yellow side dish is the traditional accompaniment to Recipe #456518. Enjoy!"

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    Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, long-grain rice...

    2 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 35 mins

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    Cucumber-Zucchini Salad
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    Another recipe I found on-line while searching for South Africa recipes to post for ZWT.

    Cucumber-Zucchini Salad

    Recipe #307216

    Cucumber-Zucchini Salad

    By diner524 on June 4, 2008

    Recipe #307216

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    "Another recipe I found on-line while searching for South Africa recipes to post for ZWT."

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    Ingredients: cucumbers, hot water, salt...

    13 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 10 mins

    African Spinach and Peanut Butter Stew
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    Found online at www.fooddownunder.com, while looking for economical 'African' recipes.
    Tasty and nutritious, a vegetarian main dish or...

    African Spinach and Peanut Butter Stew

    Recipe #348276

    African Spinach and Peanut Butter Stew

    By Karen Elizabeth on January 8, 2009

    Recipe #348276

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    "Found online at www.fooddownunder.com, while looking for economical 'African' recipes. Tasty and nutritious, a vegetarian main dish or a good side dish. You could easily add garlic, cooking it with the onions, add some mushrooms, adding with the tomatoes, and I think some chilli, fresh, powdered or flaked, would also add a bit of spice to this..."

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    Ingredients: pepper, oil, onions...

    12 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

    South African Yellow Rice
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    This is a traditional South African recipe, which comes from the great culinary tradition of the Cape Malays -- originally brought in as slaves in the...

    South African Yellow Rice

    Recipe #173004

    South African Yellow Rice

    By Stacky5 on June 17, 2006

    Recipe #173004

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    "This is a traditional South African recipe, which comes from the great culinary tradition of the Cape Malays -- originally brought in as slaves in the 17th century. It's easy and plain, but great with meats like venison, corned beef tongue or any meat with gravy. Recipe courtesy of Allrecipes. Posted for Zaar World Tour II."

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    Ingredients: ground turmeric, dark seedless raisins...

    10 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 45 mins

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    Chakalaka
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    Recently enjoyed my first meal at a local South African restaurant here in Brooklyn. There we enjoyed this fabulous side dish - a spicy revamped rendition...

    Chakalaka

    Recipe #172727

    Chakalaka

    By justcallmetoni on June 15, 2006

    Recipe #172727

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    "Recently enjoyed my first meal at a local South African restaurant here in Brooklyn. There we enjoyed this fabulous side dish - a spicy revamped rendition of baked beans. Of course, this sent me in search of a recipe to prepare at home. Found this one on the Internet and plan to try it soon. The original called for three times the amount of oil..."

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    Ingredients: fresh coriander, fresh garlic...

    5 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 30 mins

    Cape Malay Yellow Rice With Raisins
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    I found this recipe online for Zaar World Tour. It recommends serving it with curries or bobotie.

    Cape Malay Yellow Rice With Raisins

    Recipe #173577

    Cape Malay Yellow Rice With Raisins

    By Sackville on June 18, 2006

    Recipe #173577

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    "I found this recipe online for Zaar World Tour. It recommends serving it with curries or bobotie."

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    Ingredients: cinnamon, fresh ginger...

    4 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow
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    South African green beans are one traditional food that bring good things to life. Nourishing, colorful, and just darn tasty too. I serve mine cold with...

    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

    Recipe #457365

    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

    By Andi of Longmeadow Farm on May 25, 2011

    Recipe #457365

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    "South African green beans are one traditional food that bring good things to life. Nourishing, colorful, and just darn tasty too. I serve mine cold with a dash of hot pepper flakes that just give it that zing! And if anyone knows me, even if you don't know me well, you know that I would always go for the hot pepper flake option. Lawdy, I am one hot..."

    View Full Recipe

    Ingredients: pepper, sweet white onions...

    3 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 25 mins

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    Spicy Lentils (South Africa)
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    A nice warming spicy side.

    Spicy Lentils (South Africa)

    Recipe #173826

    Spicy Lentils (South Africa)

    By Rita~ on June 20, 2006

    Recipe #173826

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    "A nice warming spicy side."

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    Ingredients: cumin seeds, orange lentils...

    13 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 45 mins

    Recipe #309678

    South African Samp and Beans (Umngqusho)
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    This is a traditional South African Samp (mngqusho) and Beans (mbotyi) recipe. My amaXhosa friend, Ntombizanele Sokupa, gave this recipe to our family...

    South African Samp and Beans (Umngqusho)

    By Enjolinfam on June 17, 2008

    Recipe #309678

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    "This is a traditional South African Samp (mngqusho) and Beans (mbotyi) recipe. My amaXhosa friend, Ntombizanele Sokupa, gave this recipe to our family and we thought it was delicious. Samp is the same thing as hominy, except the kernels are cracked into a few pieces. The samp and beans can be and are commonly soaked overnight, but my friend says it..."

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    Ingredients: curry powder, vegetable bouillon cubes...

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    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins

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    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

     3 Reviews

    "This was a wonderful dish. I used pimiento-stuffed green olives, and I thought they were simply delicious and really brought it all together for a full..." more 

    By NorthwestGal
    on May 25, 2011

    South African Green Beans With a Kick -Longmeadow

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    "Very very good salad. The flavours complement each other beautifully. I left the hot pepper flakes on the table so that people could add it or not, each..." more 

    By Dreamer in Ontario
    on May 25, 2011

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    "Super yummy! I didn't add any salt because I thought the olives would add enough. This is a great way to change up your green beans! Thanks for sharing...." more 

    By breezermom
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